Da Vinci Code FAQs
In the limited sphere of this site's "FAQs", the novel The Da Vinci Code is far and away the most "F"-ing topic. Here are those replies to inquisitive emails, and further explanations, all written in a valiant attempt to keep your Guide's inbox from imploding and/or nuking a hard drive.
What Was Leonardo's Name?
Let's get this straight. Leonardo's full name at birth was simply "Leonardo." Using "Da Vinci" is incorrect for several reasons.
Let's get this straight. Leonardo's full name at birth was simply "Leonardo." Using "Da Vinci" is incorrect for several reasons.
Have you even read The Da Vinci Code?
In short: Read it, liked it well enough, bear no grudge against the author, and hope others will join me on the fiction bandwagon.
In short: Read it, liked it well enough, bear no grudge against the author, and hope others will join me on the fiction bandwagon.
How many Vatican commissions did Leonardo receive?
It would only even remotely be correct to say that Leonardo received "hundreds" of Vatican commissions within the context of a fictitious novel.
It would only even remotely be correct to say that Leonardo received "hundreds" of Vatican commissions within the context of a fictitious novel.
How Much of It Is True?
You have to write your own papers, but here are a few words about the accuracy of The Da Vinci Code to help you get underway. Fair enough?
You have to write your own papers, but here are a few words about the accuracy of The Da Vinci Code to help you get underway. Fair enough?
What's your deal, anyway?
When I wrote the John v. Mary piece, I figured not too many people took the topic seriously, so why not have a little fun with it? Well, I was wrong. Wrong about gauging the seriousness and wrong about the fun.
When I wrote the John v. Mary piece, I figured not too many people took the topic seriously, so why not have a little fun with it? Well, I was wrong. Wrong about gauging the seriousness and wrong about the fun.